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The former British soldier known as 'Soldier F' will stand trial next year in connection with the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre after a judge rejected a bid to dismiss the prosecution. Soldier F is being prosecuted for the murders of James Wray and William McKinney, and the attempted murders of Joseph

McGrath Mullan LLP has been appointed as the legal information provider for the Brazilian Embassy in Ireland.

McCann FitzGerald LLP has become an official participant of the UN Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is a global initiative for businesses committed to aligning their operations and strategies with the UN's "Ten Principles" covering human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption.

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) will host an online information session on legal partnerships tomorrow, Tuesday 10 December. Legal partnerships have come into force as a new business structure for legal services providers in Ireland. Solicitors and barristers who wish to operate as le

Ireland's former director of public prosecutions Claire Loftus has been appointed to an oversight role in the Scottish government. Ms Loftus, who was DPP from 2011 until 2021, has been appointed by Scottish first minister John Swinney as one of three new independent advisers to the Scottish Minister

Rights organisations have welcomed the dramatic overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad as an opportunity to "chart a new future built on justice, accountability, and respect for human rights". Assad is said to have fled to Russia on Sunday as various paramilitary forces reached Damascus less t

TikTok has been dealt a blow in its legal battle against a US law that would see the platform banned if it is not sold to a new owner. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Contr

Thousands of drug convictions are set to be overturned because the drugs in question were produced by the police department that made the arrests. The Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida manufactured crack cocaine between 1988 and 1990 and sent its officers onto the streets to sell it —

The US government has taken action against an advertising data broker accused by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties of undermining privacy rights. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed to ban Mobilewalla from selling sensitive location data, including data that reveals the identity o

The PSNI is to begin routinely releasing photos of convicted criminals, the force's chief constable has said. Jon Boutcher told the NI Policing Board that he has a "very clear plan" in place to begin publishing mugshots next year "as a deterrence", The Irish News reports.

The resumption of civil proceedings linked to the Troubles is "really positive news" for survivors' and victims' families, Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP has said. Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn announced this week that he would bring a remedial order to Westminster in response to court rulings wh

An Iranian rapper and activist represented by Irish-born lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been released after 753 days in prison. Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 in connection with his involvement in the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests which erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini

The High Court has awarded costs against MMA fighter Conor McGregor in a civil case where he was found by a jury to have raped Nikita Hand in 2018.

Irish lawyer Gail Slater has been appointed by the incoming Trump administration to lead the antitrust division in the US Department of Justice. Ms Slater hails from Dalkey, Co Dublin and graduated from UCD Sutherland School of Law. She is a dual US-Irish citizen and has lived in the US since 2003.

A nun has reportedly been arrested by Italian police on suspicion of colluding with the mafia. Sister Anna Donelli, a 57-year-old nun who volunteers in Milan's San Vittore prison, is suspected of carrying messages between the 'Ndrangheta mafia and its imprisoned members.